Indiana Quick Quiz
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What name is given to the room under the State House dome?
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Madame C. J. Walker of Indianapolis became the first African-American millionaire. What type of business did she own?
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Which Indiana county courthouse features murals by Hoosier artist Eugene Savage?
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Name the doll that was created by Johnny Gruelle based on poems by James Whitcomb Riley.
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October 14, 1910 Johnny Wooden is born in Hall, Indiana. He gains fame as a basketball coach, taking UCLA to 10 championships.
October 14 1925 Samuel Ralston dies at the age of 67. As the 28th Governor of Indiana, he began the state park system.
October 15, 1966 Angel Mounds near Evansville is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
October 16, 1826 Potawatomi Indians cede land in North Central Indiana, giving right of way to Michigan Road.
October 18, 1954 The Regency TR-1, the first transistor radio, begins production in Indianapolis.
Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken at Marian University in Indianapolis, of the Nina Mason Pulliam EcoLab.
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Answers: 1. Rotunda 2. Cosmetics and hair products 3. Fountain County Courthouse 4. Raggedy Ann
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